The state of North Rhine-Westphalia has collected more taxes than previously estimated in the state budget. The government wants to use part of the additional income to implement the first projects from the coalition agreement. The opposition now has the opportunity to scrutinize the draft.
Düsseldorf (dpa/lnw) - On Wednesday (from 10 a.m.) the state government will submit a supplementary budget for the current year to the state parliament for parliamentary consultation. With the draft law, she wants to redeem the first promises made in the black-green coalition agreement. The draft provides for the entry into an equal starting salary for teachers as well as more money for climate protection, security, flood protection and the Ukraine refugees. The opposition already criticized the government draft before the parliamentary debate this Wednesday.
Thanks to higher tax revenues, the financial flexibility of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia has increased. The state budget for 2022 is to grow by almost 900 million to a good 88.4 billion euros with the supplement.
